PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Sandin Garner Hunter, 70, died Sept. 11, 2017, in Placerville, Calif.
She was born Sandra Lea LaBonne Sept. 22, 1946, in Omaha. Her parents were Ruth Kiger and James Edward LaBonne. Sandin was a name she chose in adulthood because she felt it better suited her nature since she was a visual artist, primarily in photography and painting.
She was committed to the work at the Women’s Resource Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, loved learning and continued learning her whole life. She met Brian Hunter in 1974. They relocated to the San Francisco Bay area and married in 1980. In 1990, they established a home in the Sierra Foothills and were living there at the time of her death.
She is survived by husband, Brian Hunter, Garden Valley, Calif.; a son, Scott Garner, California; a sister, Karen Marcum, Great Bend; a granddaughter; nieces and nephews.
She chose cremation. No services are planned.

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Sept. 20, 2017